Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-28

be asked to attend school another day.
Such an expression as this gives evil
deuce that Yankton's schools are becom-
ing more popular with the people of the
city each day.
As the Andrews company appear in
fankton Tomorrow night in Girofe-
Giroha, the following paragraph from
the Sioux City Journal of to-day will be
OF interest: "Tne Andrews opera COM
pany last night again had a large and
complimentary patronage at the
Academy. The opera was the piquant
9irohe-Girotis, a production much bet
ter adapted to the genius Of the COM
pany than the Mikado, which was
rendered on the preceding evening.
And the company showed an energy and
freedom and effec. far beyond the open
ing entertainment, and the applause
was heartier and more frequent. The
performance was in this respect q pro-
nounced success.
According to Immigration Commas
sioner Dunlsp's biennial report Yank.
ton county raised more corn in 1885 and
1886 than any other county in Dakota.
It's corn product for 1885 was 62S, 900
bushels and 15,S08 acres. In 1886 it
raised 16,694 acres of corn, the amount in
bushels not being stated, but the aver
age per acre was fully as great as it was
the previous year. In 1885 the county
raised 1881 acres of flax and l6,2l3
acres in 1886. In flax it was behind Lake
and Moody counties in 1885 and Beadle,
Douglas, Hutchinson, Lake, Miner and
Moody in 1886. In cattle and hogs
Yankton Is far ahead oksaIl other counties
excepting Turner and Hutchinson and it
stands about even with those two coun-
ties.
John J. Duffack was arrested to-day,
on complaint of Joseph S. Ketchum, OF
Minneapolis, charged with embezzling
$1,000 in money and disposing of $500
worth OF boots, shoes and rubber goods,
and appropriating the money for the
same to his own use, tits alleged that MIR,
Duffack has simply been employed by
Mr.. Ketchum to conduct business in
Yankton during the last two years, and
that he had not during that time made
financial returns in accordance with the
amount of goods sent him by Mr.. Ket'
chum, who is o wholesale boot and shoe
dealer in Minneapol,s.A continuance un.
til Monday at 10 q. m. was granted Mr.
Dufack in which to procure witnesses
from out OF town. Bail IN the sum o.
$500 was given for his appearance.
4 If the people of Yankton would organ
ize an anti-coal pool they would be able
to produce an effect upon the under
standing of the coal pool fellows. Al
anti-coal pool, to be effective, must con
sist of an unanimous society pledged &
the use Of cottonwood exclusively. The.
. e lust advocate and practice total ahsti
| neace from coal. There is an abundance
of wood and it is cheaper than coal ant
, it might be used as g CLUB to mash tn
> heads of soulless ~monopolies. 1t would
: require fortitude and other god-lik
qualities. By the employment of thes
: virtues We might in time be able to sn
. nounoe that cottonwood is king and oil
! king coal has been deposed. Thifk o
this advice during the next partinI
= eeene between yourself and the eleve
dollar bill you exchange for o ton c
imported heat.
! We are told by the secretary OF tn
building and loan association that the
association is in a most hourishing con
. dition and that 1t is now only on th
. edge of its prosperity. The seoretar
: believes that through the associatio
there will be a great deal OF buildin
this year and that in coming years
: will conduct a building boom OF lare
> magnitude. The annual report of tn
! secretary, just put forth, shows an exec
lent beginning and the secretary say
there is to be o large increase of men
. bership between now and spring. Tt
= organization offers opportunities to me
. without means of their own to constru,
homes for the same outlay they woul
Q make in the payment of rent. This is a
q inducement not to be ignored and
causes popularity in behalf of IL
building association.
The Turner's masquerade ball laI
night drew q large number of maskel
and both the galleries and many Of tx
= down stairs seats OF the hall were file
: with spectators. The costumes wei
= varied and unique and every rationale
under the sun and several species {
mankind from other worlds we're repre-
scented. The prizes were awarded to tt
costumes most novel and Fred Pfotel
hauer Justly earned the first with hi
: spring chicken suit. Robert Schneid
as the hens nest was a success ar
q Christian Hamiester evidently misst
his calling when he omitted a peddlir
d career to accept a public office in Yam
81 ton county. He did the Jew peddl
&c with much effect. Miss Haas as
peasant took the first prize among I'll
y ladies. Bnt OF all DISCUSSES Colon
Poore as knight and Lee Morrow
10 Nanki- Poo were most complete.
Money to Loan G.. w. RoRERTs
w Give Shaw.your orders for Els
W for hewlll clean them for you at 1870,
H. per pound. Select Ovsters 40cts. stan